“I prefer developing People rather than developing things”
Dr. Angela Trego, PE, PMP, FHEA inspires, creates, and fosters confidence in professionals, educators, and their students, helping to unlock their unlimited potential by teaching vital skills to enable growth and success.
Watch this 2-minute video about Angela Trego, her philosophy, and what inspires her:
“Efficient with Things, Effective with People”
This succinctly describes her understanding of the technical creative process requiring both technical and interpersonal skills. As a highly successful engineer, Dr. Trego held technical and senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies before focusing on her passions for speaking, teaching, and coaching.
An award-winning teacher, Dr. Trego serves on several technical, non-profit, and executive boards. Angela’s technical background combined with leadership experiences from around the world gives her a unique insight into how your organization can increase its potential. Above all, Angela is passionate about empowering others with practical skills to help them become more successful.
Angela’s distinctive approach to education, leadership, and advocacy for women in STEM renders her a sought-after resource for audiences and organizations aiming to enhance their performance. She inspires, creates, and fosters confidence through her training and motivational speaking, addressing imposter syndrome and soft-skills development. Angela’s expertise extends to training educators in effective confidence-building techniques and replicable strategies, with a particular focus on the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math disciplines (STEM).
Key elements of Angela’s story include conquering a birth defect to become a collegiate athlete and frequently solving problems as the sole woman on highly technical engineering projects.
Through story and vital skill development, Dr. Trego inspires individuals, teams, and organizations to recognize their unlimited potential.
Certifications
Professional Engineer (Mechanical)
Project Management Professional
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Associate Fellow of AIAA (aerospace technical organization)
Commissioner for ABET (engineering accreditation body)
Previous Achieve Global Leadership Facilitator
Arbinger Institute Facilitator
Scrum Fundamentals
Recognitions & Awards
SAMPE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Inspire InUtah campaign
Utah Business “30 Women to Watch”
AIAA Distinguished Lecturer
Utah Valley University Teacher of the Year
Women Tech Council “Rising Star”
2 Patents
Over 90 publications
Sandy City Community Service
ARES 1-X Program Manager’s Flight Commendation
Boeing Achievement Award, Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Angela is a well-educated trailblazer and natural teacher! We met several years ago, and I have followed her career since. Most recently, I purchased tickets for my entire team to listen to her speak on “Imposter Syndrome”. As per usual, I walked away feeling inspired, as did my colleagues. Angela’s brilliant mind, professional experience, passion to positively contribute to the success of both businesses and people make her a unicorn when it comes to professional speaking, training and consulting.
Tina H., CEO
The Spectrum Solution
The logical flow of information is admirable. Each idea is associated with a larger concept, and each successive idea builds upon those which came before
Chelsey R., SCOT facilitator
Utah Valley University
Angela Trego’s workshop on breaking barriers was very informative. She created an open space for meaningful discussions among the participants. The insights gained began to have an immediate impact in the classroom, creating more equitable spaces for all students. I would highly recommend this workshop to teachers looking to create environments in their classrooms that allow all students to succeed.
Lindsay P., Mountain High CTE Coordinator
Mountain High CTE Coordinator
Great insight into a relevant topic for today’s companies. Made me think how I can change and how my company will benefit.
John D., Project Manager
BioFire Diagnostics
How impressed we are after the engaging workshop conducted with faculty in the School of Engineering Technology. Angela inspired us to motivate our students and ourselves with practical strategies and classroom-ready techniques, framed by her engineering background and experience as a college professor. Her passion for education is undeniable…
Barb C., Dean
Farmingdale State College
Dr. Angela Trego is a very knowledgeable presenter and trainer. Her experience is deep and she draws from the best tools and research-based strategies for increasing students’ interest in learning, particularly students in underrepresented populations. Her course is essential for STEM content teachers who are committed to reaching ALL students.”
Sara M., STEM Coordinator
Iron Co School District
Angela was motivational, engaging and provided useful skills that I could immediately use to help my business.
Angela easily read the energy of room, and even though the room was full of people, when she spoke I felt like she was speaking directly to me. She is captivating, relatable, and funny. I was lucky enough to get to spend time with her after her keynote and I have to say, Angela is the real deal.
I will be inviting her to speak at my next engagement.
Nate O., Event Coordinator
MeridianLink
The Breaking down Enrollment class provides great discussions on Unconscious Bias, Micromessaging Personalization and Relevance. Dr. Angela nails the important aspects of these topics. Then more useful information is provided in the second session that deepens teacher understanding. Topics on Personalization, Relevance, Facilitation and Motivation helped provide ideas for teachers to deal with retention barriers.
Mike Z., TSA Advisor
Granite Technical Institute
Dr. Trego created and taught a brand new course for AIAA to help young and mid-career professionals further their engineering careers. The course was highly engaging and practical, filled with real-world lessons and examples. Dr. Trego’s passion shone through, for both the material and helping professionals reach their full potential.
Jason C., Director
AIAA
Dr. Trego is a powerful and engaging speaker and teacher. She delivered leadership lessons with deep insight and compassion, and was able to make an immediate impact on my leadership team she worked with
Alex H., Director
The Leonardo
Dr. Trego was extremely responsive to our needs and customized her training to accommodate our budget and our current goals. She got to know our business and helped move us forward with her engaging teaching style. Her teaching helped launch our Project Management Organization and it’s been growing ever since. Angela is a talented and devoted instructor and easy to work with.
Sally Jo Z., Director of Research
University of Utah
As always, I appreciated the balance of case studies (how other orgs are doing this) to the practical information!
Natalie S., Technical Manager
Zions Bancorporation
This training really opened up my mind to the influence I have as a school counselor regarding the paths students choose to take educationally and occupationally. I learned the positive power of encouragement for minorities. My perspective was broadened with STEM and its influence. The training was engaging and I had so many “ah ha” moments. It really got me thinking about my occupation and every day ways I problem-solve with students
Esther G., High School Counselor
Davis School District
It was great to meet you and a privilege to have you present. Your insight into how we describe working environments and the jobs we do was an “aha moment” for me….I am grateful.
Karen C., Executive Manager
Composites Australia
Using concrete and attainable examples, Dr. Trego connected concepts to application and engaged someone possessing minimal training in project management. She is an entertaining and knowledgeable expert!
Jason D., President
Utah National Society of Professional Engineers
Angela has a plethora of real life experience with an academic resume to match. She shares her ability to navigate through life’s challenges in a very realistic and organized way. We thorough enjoyed our time with Dr. Trego!
Karla R., Director of Programs
South Valley Chamber
I’ve had the opportunity to hear Dr. Trego present at two different events and I appreciated the different insights she shared as well as the team activity. She brought awareness of unconscious bias and techniques to remove them in an engaging and insightful way. She also shared her unique experiences being the sole female on many engineering teams and the strategies she used to be successful which was helpful.
Lorie L., Information Security Analyst
DigiCert
Thank you so much for being the keynote speaker… Your presentation was interesting, enlightening, and motivational.
Terri B., Chapter Advisor
Society of Women Engineers
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